eurozone

noun

eu·​ro·​zone ˈyu̇r-ō-ˌzōn 

: the geographical area comprising the countries that use the euro as the official currency

Examples of eurozone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The French bond rout has sparked fears of spillovers to other high-yield European debt markets, with some analysts drawing parallels with the eurozone debt crisis of the early 2010s. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026

Spain, the eurozone’s fourth-largest economy, has been less adversarial toward China in recent years. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

Investors have grown increasingly alarmed over the eurozone’s debt burden, moribund economic growth, and persistent inflation. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026

That pushed the spread between Italian BTPs and German Bunds — widely viewed as Europe’s safest debt and a key barometer of eurozone borrowing risk — to around 127 basis points. — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1995, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for eurozone

• atony
• baloney
• begone
• canzone
• estrone
• fanconi
• mansoni
• moloney
• morone
• ngoni
• pallone
• quinone

Kids Definition

eurozone

noun

eu·​ro·​zone

ˈyu̇r-ō-ˌzōn

: the geographical area comprising the countries that use the euro as the official currency